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| Does US Constitution adress education? |
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Definition
| No, it gives this power to states (10th Amendment) |
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| What does the 14th Amendment say? |
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| Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process - means equal opportunity for education |
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| Which article does adress education in Nevada Constitution? Main points |
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article 11
1) legislature to encurage educ; appoinment, terms of duties of superintendent of public instructions
2)uniform system of common(public schools)
4)estabislisment of state univer
5) of normal schools (schools for teachers), oath of teachers
6) support of univer, common schools by DIRECT legislative appropriation from the general fund
9) sectarian (religious) instruct PROHIBITET in common schools, univer
10) No public funds for sectarian purposes |
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| Where Nevada's statues are published? |
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Nevada Revised Statues (NRS)
statues - enactments of the legislative branch of government |
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| Where Nevada Law about educ are published? How often? Under whose authority? |
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| Nevada Laws on Education; bienially, under authority of superintendent |
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| Who is in the State Depart. of Educ? |
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1) superintendent
2) state board of educ |
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| Members of state board of educ |
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| 10 members and non-voting student representative |
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| How mamy members are from each county? |
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7 members (Clark, Lincoln, Nye County)
1 Washoe
2 members from remaining 13 |
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| How the state board of education is elected? |
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| Non-partisan ballot, for 4 year term, limit 3 consecutive terms |
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| Who approves school textbooks? |
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| Who can suspend or revoke the linense and sponsor charter schools? |
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| Who appoints superintendent? For hoe long? |
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| State board of educ; 3 years |
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| Who issues teacher licenses? function in general |
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| Superintendent, oversees educ at state level |
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| who prescribing the actual qualifications, rules and standard for Nevada teacher licensure? |
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| Commission of Professional Standard in education " Standar Comission" |
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| Where qualiffication, rules and standards for teachers lincence are published? |
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| New Admisnistrative Code (NAC) |
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| How are the Nevada school boards elected? |
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| How many members of school board for less 1000 students? |
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| How many members of school board for more 1500 students? |
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| How many members of school board for between 1000-1500 students |
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| How many days of school state legislature required? Exceptions |
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Definition
| 180, alternative delivery methods - year round schools |
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| how many day can be missed maximum in case of weather? |
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| How Nevada school districts are patterned? |
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| how many school districts there are? |
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| 17, with Carson City school district |
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| What does Nevada Open Meeting Law mean? Exceptions |
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| school boards meetings must be well publicized and open to general public; disciplinary hearings and labor negotations |
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| Who sponsores charter schools? |
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| District school board or the state board of educ |
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| Is the kindergarten mendatory? |
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| Yes, must be finished before the student can go to the 1st grade; 6 years of this law |
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| What is the compulsory education time? |
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| age 7-17, exceptions: when the students finish 8th grade and court would order, the student can drop the school |
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